This is a short and sweet post to share my latest fabric collection called Birdsong, for Maywood Studio. I am so excited to share this with you! Birdsong uses a classic color combination that reflects what we are drawn to in nature. The delicate pinks of flowers and soft greens of leaves combine to create a beautiful tapestry for the fluttering birds in this refined collection. Delicate stripes and floral geos bring contrast to the flowing vegetation of the focal prints. A couple online shops that carry Birdsong are Shabby Fabrics and Fat Quarter Shop. Grab a bundle while you can, because it ..read more

Web of Roses by Jera Brandvig for Maywood Studio 2022 I post far and few between these days, but I couldn’t pass up sharing my very first Halloween collection called Web of Roses! This collection is in stores now! This is a romantic Halloween collection with metallic details in the webs and gothic roses. Fall is just around the corner. Who is ready for some Halloween crafting?! I love Maywood Studio’s description: Antique lace, eerie bouquets, and delicate spiders spin a romantic Web of Roses. Gossamer border stripes and haunted blenders weave mysterious tales in Jera Brandvigs’ latest collect ..read more

Please know that the hexagon pattern (page 110) in my new book Quilt As-You-Go Made Clever has a correction, which you can find in this printer-friendly PDF below. Correction for the Port Townsend Hexagon in QAYG Made Cleve, page 110. Click to download a printer-friendly PDF of the correction. Download As a quilt author, this sort of thing has always been a fear that’s loomed over my shoulder. But this just goes to show that no matter how many eyes reviewed this book, accidents can happen. We are only human and need to give ourselves grace. And when bummer things like this happen, we can own ..read more

It’s been too long since I made a quilt! And when I finally make one, I do it in a weekend! I guess that’s how I roll. I am excited that Summer is coming to an end as Autumn is my absolute favorite season, hands down. Over Labor Day weekend we stayed in a cabin in Mazama, WA (North Cascades) and I packed my sewing machine and supplies to make this quick quilt! Early morning quilting I specifically chose a simple 9-patch block pattern so I could easily stop and go and set aside my stuff when needed. After cutting all my squares, I chain pieced them all together and before I knew it, I had all ..read more

(Update 9/30/21: Please see this post for a correction to the hexagon pattern in my book. Thank you!) I am so excited to introduce to you all my new book called Quit As-You-go Made Clever! I have been quietly working on this for the past 2 years, so it’s so refreshing to finally be able to share it with you all! This book is extra special because I styled and photographed the majority of the projects – I even photographed the book cover on my  dining room table, lol! I still recall the weekend one summer when my husband took our kids camping so that I could have the house to myself. I sp ..read more

Hello All! I am sorry it’s been so very long since my last post (9-ish months, eep!). Life did its thing and got busy. A lot of big changes happened since I last wrote. My youngest son went to kindergarten and Lecien Fabrics (the studio I designed my first 5 collections for) abruptly closed! With that I decided to go back to work doing clinical research full time – it was a scary thing to do after having been a stay-at-home mom for the past 7 years designing fabric and writing books on the side. But at the time it was the best choice moving forward my family and I. Of course when I did that ..read more

Hi Quilty Friends! Thank you for your patience on this pattern.  I am excited to finally be sharing this with you all! This is my Bloomfield Quilt  pattern made using my latest collection called Madame Fleur. The fabric requirements are below. Here are some shops that carry Madame Fleur: Regal Fabric and Gifts in Spokane, WA Bloomfield quilt kit available! Gossypium Quilt Shop in Issaquah, WA Bloomfield quilt kit available! Fat Quarter Shop Cottage Couture Fabrics The Featherweight Shop And as promised, below is a link to a PDF printer-friendly pattern. A gift from me to yo ..read more

Hi All! I hope you’ve all been safe and well during this crazy Covid-19 epidemic. I’ve been quite busy (my last post was in December last year!) and haven’t had a chance to post. But this morning I made time because my latest fabric collection called Madame Fleur is now available in shops/online! Also, for those of you interested, I have a big update at the end of this post. Madame Fleur Fabrics I did a quick search online and here’s where you can find some, as of now (April 2020)! Gossypium Quilt Shop Fat Quarter Shop Cottage Couture Fabrics The Featherweight Shop As a lot of you may alr ..read more

Hello friends! I hope you’re all having a cozy and happy holiday season. I wanted to share some festive photos of my home. I got excited about decorating this year! Shortly after taking the photo above, I made the most subtle update to my red and white plate rack. Do you notice the difference? :-p I’m all about cozy corners in my house. Stocking have been hung with care. You can find a tutorial for these stocking made using an old vintage quilt HERE. I got Paige up on my tree <3 And with the help of my two boys, we got the tree all decorated! I’ve also started a new obsession for vin ..read more

Hi there! I wanted to share these cute lavender sachets I made using fabric from my 5th collection called Madame Fleur. As I was typing this post and upon mentioning that I gifted these sachets to my quilty friends who helped sew projects for my booth at quilt market,  I then realized I never shared photos from Fall Quilt Market 2019 – so I’m going to squeeze that in here too! In addition, I have the sachet pattern for you all! It will make the perfect homemade Christmas gift. The little charms I beaded myself and are made using vintage glass beads (except for the cameo brooch – those I ..read more